.TH "PAPI_state" 3 "Tue Jan 15 2013" "Version 5.1.0.2" "PAPI" \" -*- nroff -*-
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.SH NAME
PAPI_state \- 
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Return the counting state of an EventSet.  

.SH SYNOPSIS
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.SH "Detailed Description"
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\fBC Interface:\fP
.RS 4
#include <\fBpapi.h\fP> 
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 int PAPI_state( int  EventSet, int * status );
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\fBParameters:\fP
.RS 4
\fIEventSet\fP -- an integer handle for a PAPI event set as created by \fBPAPI_create_eventset\fP 
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\fIstatus\fP -- an integer containing a boolean combination of one or more of the following nonzero constants as defined in the PAPI header file \fBpapi.h\fP: 
.PD 0

.IP "\(bu" 2
PAPI_STOPPED -- EventSet is stopped 
.IP "\(bu" 2
PAPI_RUNNING -- EventSet is running 
.IP "\(bu" 2
PAPI_PAUSED -- EventSet temporarily disabled by the library 
.IP "\(bu" 2
PAPI_NOT_INIT -- EventSet defined, but not initialized 
.IP "\(bu" 2
PAPI_OVERFLOWING -- EventSet has overflowing enabled 
.IP "\(bu" 2
PAPI_PROFILING -- EventSet has profiling enabled 
.IP "\(bu" 2
PAPI_MULTIPLEXING -- EventSet has multiplexing enabled 
.IP "\(bu" 2
PAPI_ACCUMULATING -- reserved for future use 
.IP "\(bu" 2
PAPI_HWPROFILING -- reserved for future use  
  
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.RE
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\fBReturn values:\fP
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\fIPAPI_OK\fP 
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\fIPAPI_EINVAL\fP One or more of the arguments is invalid. 
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\fIPAPI_ENOEVST\fP The EventSet specified does not exist.  
  
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PAPI_state() returns the counting state of the specified event set.  
  
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\fBExample:\fP
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  int EventSet = PAPI_NULL;
  int status = 0;
  int ret;
  
  ret = PAPI_create_eventset(&EventSet);
  if (ret != PAPI_OK) handle_error(ret);
  
  // Add Total Instructions Executed to our EventSet
  ret = PAPI_add_event(EventSet, PAPI_TOT_INS);
  if (ret != PAPI_OK) handle_error(ret);
  
  // Start counting
  ret = PAPI_state(EventSet, &status);
  if (ret != PAPI_OK) handle_error(ret);
  printf('State is now %d\n',status);
  ret = PAPI_start(EventSet);
  if (ret != PAPI_OK) handle_error(ret);
  ret = PAPI_state(EventSet, &status);
  if (ret != PAPI_OK) handle_error(ret);
  printf('State is now %d\n',status);

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.RE
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\fBSee also:\fP
.RS 4
\fBPAPI_stop\fP \fBPAPI_start\fP 
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.SH "Author"
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